In the 2012 Sexiest Woman Alive's own words, a previously unpublished addendum to Esquire's new cover story — pantheon included Interview by Ross McCammon /// Photographs and Video by Cliff Watts

"I don't Tweet.... There used to be too much emphasis on reviews. I think the Internet changed that. People don't support each other anymore, in any industry. People are so eager to push somebody down — not even trash-talking, like the schoolyard bully. People 'boo' each other on the Internet, because it's so immediate. Like, a person can talk shit about another actor, another director, because they're protected by a screen. It's super easy to do it — there's no confrontation. You don't have to meet the person."

"It honestly doesn't bother me. I don't go up or down. I lost weight once for Black Swan, I gained my weight back for real life. And that's it. There hasn't been any fluctuation since. But I also don't mind talking about it, because there's nothing to hide. I really don't. It's not like I'm ashamed. I'm a very happy 123-pound person."